Regulating apparatus.



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Patented Mar. 7,

B. wYLlE.' r REGlJLAThNIG APPARATUS. APPLICATION FlLgD APR. 273,' 1914L Patented Mar. -7,1916 3 SHEETS--SHEET 3 BURGHLPWN p' :ineen "eine qtiites. residing :ity

yingfdrinnings7V pion ia n to regulating mi@ a a 'deswned for fuse fas l a i or `gas-tired boilers'. j i

provideek "means "of f iexf:

ncontrolling the f snpiler furnaceT in j accord-1 `prensure deyeloped by tnreffoi in invention nillxbe' best b ings in which have shown two bodnnents thereOl f and which i .l bed,` it being fpreinised,`

p arts, Withont departit and scope Lof any" inven- 4the appendedclairns. toitgliit r 1t sigiiatesj lievolunie, .ot/fluid to be con ticuliir inetance,`` the i gas `1th bnrners of the boilerfuralte 'casing which` is interposed th pi eiline and; has the: regulating/port controlled byithefregulatingvalve The lve 5 is citrrieclby'astenrl `which is ataehed i to i `the t .central` portions of the two diaphragme or pressure plates 7 land 8,; The

to i -7 "inclusive, the

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f Allegheny and Lftly m vertical. egcv `normally Substantially E the ap-y i hilefit ie adaptable to `i purposes, uitv "has been i Y This Valvencie also' substantinlb7 inble andlacciirnte chaireference "to the aecoinpanyhangesinaylliieninde con. 'notion and firrange`- l forni of my invenjipipe "line through Ermessen HENNSYLVANIA, nssieiuon 'ro EQUITABLE METER smi/fama, il CORPORATION or PnNnsYLvAnIa. i y

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Patented Mai". 7, 19116. "1914. serial passages.

3"; upperside of the diaphragm 7 has substaib` THOMAS BLWrLie, a i

tizilly the saine effective lower side ot the valve 5, equal pressure, the stern 6 jthrongh'nihich communicates at its lower end `witha 'epa'ce'below the valve and at `its upper 4 endwitl'iA theI chamber 9 aboveJ `the diphragrn T. Thediaphragin Sis mounted chamber `10 above. the chain.j

pressures as the and'to attznntlns this' chamber `cominuncates With the cham- Lber9 by'nieans Voi the opening 1L `'it will be apparent, therelore,` that the vulve 5 is sure thereon and :it opposite sides of the diaphragin 7. The 'portion of the cli-amber 10 above the diaphragm pipes 12 and 13 with valve' casing 3', alt-the port the pipe 12. "12 and "13, I prefer to leniploy another i diaphragm-controlled valve, 1which is shown indetail in Fig, 2. `'flievalw pro'perisin- 13a lending .into

which i connects the two pipes 12 and 13. y balancedby connection;` `with a small diaphragm 16, which is generally similar to the diaphragm 7. The upperend of the 2l is aj casing in which inofnnted. 'Leading outwardly romvtlie has a port @there l "berQ `and the space below the diaphragm in balanced by the, pres.v 8 is connected by the p the inlet side of` the 'interposed betw'eenthe two'pipes l dicated at 11i,"andcontrols'the port 15,V

Valve stem is connected to another. diaphragm 1S, which is4 upperside ofthe diaphragm casing Zlis a" pipe which connects at 23 with `an es- "eape pipe 2li, leading outwardly `from the upper portion .ofpthe` diaphragm chamber 10. 'A pipe i with another diaphragrnvalve 2G, Whichis Vin all respects similar to that shownlinFig. 2 and just described, except that the upper portion Ot'v its upper diaphragmV ohainber communicates' with the 4atmosphere 'and has 25 connects the pipes 22 and 2l no connect-ion correspondingto the pipe Q2. Y

Thepipc 25 corresponds tothe pipe'll in l its relation to this valve i6, the valve eontrolling a .port which connects the pipe 25 with another-pipe 27. The pipe 27 extends within n frame or casing 28, and has anescape port Qvliich is control 30.k One form ofwalveeontrolling device "afbalanced"valve, 'unloal'aneed` y' The Ve `26, therefore7 very serxsitive`n"essV o s f ai rom one side of. said lve normally closing a heat-controlled ded escape yalve, anaufetusesthel l v i Y hellprovisin of this vali/,e tornatlc valve 1n the connectioafroin the 70 i liiefBOQfrombeing pressure luie to that side of the pressure eat-ahythe gas pressure acti` plate having the escape openmg,saidhauto ndersidel" The fvalye liaise `matic v alve having ay pressure plater for bal'- fuiictioiufb alsoffsubstan# ancing ,it7 and there being yan escape passage "tfthei" fone `c uts *off` `the leadingfromv one sideof said pressure plate, 75 chamber aboifetheldia" y substantially as described. y. y @igtelyu)nethppeningfot v2. An automaticregulator of the char-` 'lflisenahiestheescape "area ac ter described, comprising the combination theyalyeato be consider- `W1tha'u'1d pipe line and a valve v.acting to 1 Withoutatfecting the" sensicontrolthe 110W of fluid through .said line', so

iii-attic;f1` may,`f.how-ever,` of `a pressure plate .carrying said valve, "1t the valves,ltahdegand means whereby both sides of said plate may ve `show ianvarrangementin `be ezposed toithe pressure of thelfluidin the i thusomitted. iInthis,A iline'controlled by'said valve? there being an i" ing tOthfescapepening from oneside of said presg E; isureplate, 'a Valve normally closing said p escape openingpa heatcontrolled device for controlling said;` escape valve, an automatic "'yalye inthe connection roimthe pressure lineto that` side of the pressure platehaving "Nthe escape opening, said automaticfvalve y having `a pressure plate for balancing it, and ets he there "being an escape passage leading from ation aref one side of saidpressureplate;togetherwith i anadjustable-throttling device for the last- I pessiur y ,l y "and the form ,ofiny d th lairnspiiithue o `include `dooth a thermostat "heat: f i

mi dpcoinprising the `c'somliinati on pe` line and a 'f'valye `acting to [ioujj of iiuid' through iid line, plate carrying g nil" valve, ily-both s sy" y ure "iofgtheV fluid in ""there being withyagflud' pipe lineand a valve :for conunder changes.V of y evicesin `vyfhich the pressure ticregulator. ot' `the `charu f2 said plate may named escape Valve?, substantially "as de ribed.` r` `I3 An automatic regulator.otthefchar-vter'descrzibed, comprisingl the combinationioo rqllingthe flow of `fluid through said line,4

a balanced pressure plate connectedto the teinfot' said valve, another 'pressureplate oconnected to 'thestem' of said valve,

means for subjecting both sides of each presure plate tothe pressure of the li uid flowing hrofugh said line, an. escape opening at one ride of thesecond pressure plate, a heat de- Mvice for automatically controlling said cape openin1f,^`anda throttling devicepfor yaryingthe How to said escape opening, suhstantially as described. l y p jl. An automatic regulator oi' the charac?A terf described, comprising the combination with aiiuid pipe li'neand' avalve acting to lchntroljthe flow of iiuid through said line, `of a 'prcsslu'er plate carrying said valve, means whereby both sides'lol said plate may `he exposed to the pressureof thc fluid in the `line controlled by said val\fe,`.there being an escape (meningfrom' one sident1 said pressure plate, a' valve normally closing said escapeopening, a. heat-controlled device which contl'ols the said escape valye,- together Witlfi' any. automatic val-ve in theconnection in the pressureA line to that sidel ofthe pressure vplate having the escape opening, said automatic valve having pressure plates `for balancing it, and an escape passage leading from 'one side of one of said pressure plates 

